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REGULATIONS FOR THE DEGREE OF

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (BENG)

These regulations apply to students admitted to the three-year BEng curriculum in the academic year 2012-13. (See also General Regulations and Regulations for First Degree Curricula)

EN 1 Admission to the Degree

To be eligible for admission to the degree of BEng, a candidate shall (a) comply with the General Regulations; (b) comply with the Regulations for First Degree Curricula; and (c) satisfy all the requirements of the curriculum in accordance with these regulations and the syllabuses.

EN 2 Period of Study

The curriculum for the BEng

degree shall normally require six semesters of full-time study, extending o

ver not fewer than three academic years, and shall include any assessment to be held during and/or at

the end of each semester. Candidates shall not in any case be permitted to extend their studies beyond

the maximum period of registration of five academic years.

EN 3 Curriculum

Requirements

To complete the curriculum, a candidate shall

(a) satisfy the requirements prescribed in UG 5 of the Regulations for the First Degree

Curricula; and

(b) take not fewer than 180 credits of courses, in the manner specified in these regulations and syllabuses; candidates are also required to pass all core courses as specified in the

syllabuses; EN 4 Candidates shall normally select not fewer than 24 and not more than 30 credits of courses in

any one semester (except the summer semester), unless otherwise permitted or required by the Board of

the Faculty, or except in the last semester of study when the number of credits required to satisfy the

ou tstanding curriculum requirements is fewer than 24 credits. Candidates may, of their own volition, take additional credits not exceeding 6 credits in each semester, and/or further credits during the summer semester, accumulating up to a maximum of 72 credits in one academic year. Candidates may,

with the approval of the Board of the Faculty, exceed 72 credits in an academic year provided that the

total number of credits taken shall not exceed 216 credits. Students making up for failed credits can be

permitted by the Faculty to take up t o

360 credits.

EN 5 Candidates with unsatisfactory academic progress may be required by the Board of the

Faculty to take a reduced study load.

EN 6 Selection of Courses

Candidates shall select their courses in accordance with these regulations and the guidelines specified in

the syllabuses before the beginning of each academic year. Changes to the selection of courses may be

made only during the add/drop period of the semester in which the course begins, and such changes shall not be reflected in the transcript of the candidate. Requests for changes after the designated add

/drop period of the semester shall be subject to the approval of the Board of the Faculty. Withdrawal

fr om courses beyond the designated add/drop period will be subject to the approval of the Board of the

Faculty.

EN 7 Assessment and Grades

Candidates shall be assessed for each of the courses which they have registered for, and assessment may

be conducted in any one or any combination of the following manners: written examinations or tests,

continuous assessment, laboratory work, field work, project reports, or in any other manner as specified

in the syllabuses. Grades shall be awarded in accordance with UG8(a) of the Regulations for the First

Degree Curricula.

EN 8 Written examinations or tests shall normally be held at the end of each semester unless o therwise specified in the syllabuses. EN 9 Candidates are required to make up for failed courses in the following manner: (a) undergoing re-assessment/re-examination in the failed course to be held no later than the end of the following semester (not including the summer semester); or (b) re-submitting failed coursework, without having to repeat the same course of instruction; or (c) repeating the failed course by undergoing instruction and satisfying the assessments; or (d) for elective courses, taking another course in lieu and satisfying the assessment requirements. EN 10 Candidates shall not be permitted to repeat a course for which they have received a grade D or above for the purpose of upgrading.

EN 11 There shall be no appeal against the results of examinations and all other forms of

ass essment. EN 12 Unless otherwise permitted by the Board of the Faculty, a candidate will be recommended for discontinuation if (a) he/she fails to complete successfully 36 or more credits in two consecutive semesters (not including the summer semester), except where they are not required to take 36 credits in the two given semesters; or (b) he/she fails to achieve an average Semester GPA of 1.0 or higher for two consecutive se mesters; or (c) he/she has exceeded the maximum period of registration specified in EN2.

EN 13 Absence from Examination

Candidates who are unable, because of illness, to be present at the written examination of any course

may apply for permission to present themselves at a supplementary examination of the same course to be held before the beginning of the First Semester of the following academic year. Any such

application shall be made on the form prescribed within two weeks of the first day of the candidate's

abse nce from any examination. Candidates who fail to attend the supplementary examination as

arranged are required to retake the same course (for core course) or take another course (for elective)

when it is next offered. No further supplementary examination will be arranged. Any supplementary examination shall be part of that academic year's examinations, and the provisions made in the regulations for failure at the first attempt shall apply accordingly.

EN 14 Advanced Standing

Advanced standing may be granted to candidates in recognition of studies completed successfully in an

app roved institution of higher education elsewhere in accordance with UG2 of the Regulations for First Degree Curricula. The amount of advanced credits to be granted shall be determined by the Board of the Faculty, in accordance with the following principles: (a) a minimum of two years of study at this University shall be required before the candidate is considered for the award of the degree; and (b) a minimum of 120 credits shall be accumulated through study in this University, or from transfer of credits for courses completed at other institutions in accordance with UG4(d) of the Regulations for the First Degree Curricula.

Credits grante

d for advanced standing shall not be included in the calculation of the GPA but will be recorded on the transcript of the candidate.

EN15 Degree Classification

To be eligible for the award of the BEng degree, candidates shall have: (a) satisfied all the requirements in the UG5 of the Regulations for First Degree Curricula; and (b) passed not fewer than 180 credits, comprising i) introductory courses, including General Engineering courses; ii) advanced courses; iii) project courses; iv) training courses; v) an internship; vi) Chinese and English language enhancement courses 1 vii) Common Core courses; viii) all required courses as prescribed in respective curriculum; and ix) elective courses. EN16 The degree of Bachelor of Engineering shall be awarded in five divisions: First Class Honours, Second Class Honours Division One, Second Class Honours Division Two, Third Class Honours, and Pass. The classification of honours shall be determined by the Board of Examiners for the degree of BEng with the following Cumulative GPA (CGPA) scores, with all courses taken (including failed courses) carrying equal weighting:

Class of honours CGPA range

First Class 3.60 - 4.30

Second Class (2.40 - 3.59)

Division One 3.00 - 3.59

Division Two 2.40 - 2.99

Third Class 1.70 - 2.39

Pass 1.00 - 1.69

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Students who have not studied Chinese language during their secondary education / who have not attained the requisite level of

competence in the Chinese language to take CENG1001 can apply (i) to take credit-bearing Cantonese or Putonghua language courses

offered by the School of Chinese especially for international and exchange students; OR (ii) to be exempted from the Chinese language

requirement and take an elective course in lieu. EN 17 Honours classification may not be determined solely on the basis of a candidate's Cumulative GPA and the Board of Examiners for the BEng degree may, at its absolute discretion and with justification, award a higher class of honours to a candidate deemed to have demonstrated meritorious academic achievement but whose Cumulative GPA falls below the range stipulated in EN16 of the higher classification by not more than 0.1 of a Grade Point. EN 18 A list of candidates who have successfully completed all degree requirements shall be po sted on Faculty notice boards.quotesdbs_dbs1.pdfusesText_1

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